by Ravi Verma | Jul 19, 2017 | Agile, Development Team, Empiricism, Evidence Based Management, Roles, Scaling, Scrum
True story – happened in one of my recent Professional Scrum Master workshops. I think had just mentioned that there is no “Sprint Commitment” in Scrum, only a “Sprint Forecast”. The eyes of one of my students lit up with glee. Uh-Oh, I...
by Ravi Verma | Jul 14, 2017 | Agile, Definition of Done, Empiricism, Evidence Based Management, Scrum
NINE MONTHS Like many old, boring people, my favorite radio channel in the car is National Public Radio. Since I live in Dallas, TX, my local channel is KERA. Of all the shows in KERA, my favorite is a show called Think With Krys Boyd. Almost each show I listen to...
by Ravi Verma | Jul 12, 2017 | Agile, Empiricism, Evidence Based Management, Product Owner, Scaling, Scrum, Value
The role of the Scrum Product Owner is probably the most misunderstood of the three Scrum Roles. As I look back at the different incarnations and interpretations I have seen of Product Ownership, I thought it was time to articulate the different stances I thought an...